Combining almost photographic paintings with a detailed drawing style, both in panoramas stretching across two pages and in collaged compositions, Hans Christian Andersen Award winner Robert Ingpen pictures the life of Marco Polo, who in 1271 accompanied his father and brother on their return trip to the China of Kublai Khan. John Riddle has Polo himself narrate the story, from his youth in Venice through his years in the Khan's court and his travels all over China, to his days as a prisoner in Ravenna, recounting his tales to fellow prisoner Rustichello, in this oversized picture book biography for readers 8 and up.